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“One of My Employees Just Sent Me a Friend Request”: The Impact of Social Media Tools on Your Organization.
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March 17th 2011, 8:00 am to 10:00 am Atlantic Host, Bathurst |
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| Chapter: | North-East |
| Language: | English |
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Members - $20.00 Non Members - $25.00 (CDN, HST included) |
Presenters: |
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| Ryan Johnston Associate McInnes Cooper Ryan Johnston is a senior associate at McInnes Cooper. He practices primarily in labour and employment law and technology contracting, with hands on experience in the software development industry. He provides advice to clients in union and non-union settings ranging from notice period estimates on wrongful dismissal, just cause for discipline or dismissal human rights issues, privacy and surveillance issues, disability accommodation, issues of compliance with legislation (particularly employment standards, privacy, and human rights), arbitrations, certification applications, unfair labour practices, and all other related issues. He extensively incorporates technology based solutions to more easily research frequently requested topics and visualization of research results in a cost effective manner. | ||
Description: |
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| Friending, Tweeting, Flickr, statuses, fan pages, like, YouTube – these are just some of the terms that describe the ever-changing and advancing technology known as social media. Social media, whether it’s Facebook or Twitter or YouTube, are easy-to-use communications tools that are changing the relationships between individuals and groups and organizations. The aim of this presentation will be to explore: - emerging legal issues and hot topics, - the current technology trends in social media, - positive and negative examples of social media effects on organizations, and - where the public and private sector is heading in terms of governance and policies. | ||
Special Notes: |
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| This session would appeal to HR Professionals, Business Leaders, Business Owners, Consultants and Students. A delicious hot breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m |